Dramatis Personae

CHĀRUDATTA, a Brahman merchant ROHASENA, his son MAITREYA, his friend VARDHAMĀNAKA, a servant in his house SANSTHĀNAKA, brother-in-law of King PĀLAKA STHĀVARAKA, his servant Another Servant of SANSTHĀNAKA A Courtier ARYAKA, a herdsman who becomes king SHARVILAKA, a Brahman, in love with MADANIKĀ A Shampooer, who becomes a Buddhist monk MĀTHURA, a gambling-master DARDURAKA, a gambler Another Gambler servants of VASANTASENĀ: KARNAPŪRAKA KUMBHĪLAKA policemen: VĪRAKA CHANDANAKA headsmen: GOHA AHĪNTA Bastard pages, in VASANTASENĀ'S house A Judge, a Gild-warden, a Clerk, and a Beadle VASANTASENĀ, a courtezan Her Mother MADANIKĀ, maid to VASANTASENĀ Another Maid to VASANTASENĀ The Wife of CHĀRUDATTA RADANIKĀ, a maid in CHĀRUDATTA'S house SCENE UJJAYINĪ (called also AVANTI) and its Environs